Difference from Exposed Concrete Zen: Rough is Not Refined

A concrete interior with a rough surface, distinct from refined fair-faced concrete. Japanese and Mexican fair-faced concrete pursue silky smooth surfaces, precise bolt hole arrays, and perfect edgings; here, it's the opposite: the wood grain of the formwork is deep, the surface has exposed aggregate particles, the pouring joints are misaligned, and there are traces of local repairs. Roughness is the purpose of this style, not a defect. Avoid: making the concrete surface smooth and delicate, arranging bolt holes in a perfectly regular array, using precise and error-free edgings, repairing flaws until they are invisible.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個表面粗糙的混凝土室內,不同於精緻的清水模。日式與墨西哥的清水模追求絲滑平整的表面、精準的螺栓孔陣列與完美的收邊;這裡相反:板模的木紋深刻、表面有骨材外露的顆粒、澆置的接縫錯位、局部有修補的痕跡。粗糙是這個風格的目的而不是缺陷。避免:把混凝土表面做得平滑細緻、讓螺栓孔排列成完美的規則陣列、使用精準無誤差的收邊、把瑕疵修補到看不出來。